Palettes / Colors / #F2DEB0

#F2DEB0 — Pale Yellow

#F2DEB0 is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.

#F2DEB0 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B0C4F2; it also sits naturally between #F2BDB0 and #E5F2B0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 87% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 27% · Key 5%

Previews

CSS code for #F2DEB0

.text { color: #F2DEB0; }
.background { background-color: #F2DEB0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2DEB0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 222, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 72%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2DEB0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 222, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2DEB0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 222, 176, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2DEB0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2DEB0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2DEB0

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0C4F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2DEB0: #000000.

How #F2DEB0 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #F2DEB0 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2DEAF  ·  #F2DEB1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2DEB0?

#F2DEB0 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 242, 222, 176). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2DEB0?

#F2DEB0 is RGB 242, 222, 176 — HSL 42°, 72%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 27%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2DEB0?

Its complement is #B0C4F2; analogous partners are #F2BDB0 and #E5F2B0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2DEB0 for text?

Black text on #F2DEB0 has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.